3 ms·

As a young developer trying to navigate the political aspects of software development, What is toxic diplomacy?

• conductr 4y ago
  I've not heard the term, yet I feel like I know exactly what that GP means by it. And, it's hard to summarize, it has less/nothing to do with software development and more so just the politics involved in corporate culture. It's like the real ethos of the company (not the projected version) and how to be successful within it, the merits of your work as a software developer will not always be the most important deciding factor and you need to be aware of the various politics within the company. It differs by company but with enough experience you see common themes.
• thesumofall 4y ago
  I guess the parent means the tendency of people to report things more positively to the management than they really are and the behavior of some to try to make a good impression to management by telling them exactly what they want to hear. Both might help the individual but typically not the organization
• agumonkey 4y ago
  The need to coat everything in layers to avoid hurting feelings all the time. I'm no bully but I've witnessed a lot of dead end discussions where people(myself included) couldn't express themselves freely enough so we just kept going without any real progress. ps: for instance I could propose a change, but that would imply people who worked in this manner to feel bad or worse, humiliated. So I back off and we keep wasting time. Or that would mean me taking steps to ensure I've discussed that with them privately so they know it's not an attack nor a way to take the light, but a global need for the group to reach better goals in less efforts.